Accessibility Engineer

Professional Galaxy is an IT and technology consulting company that provides highly specialized expertise in IT software development SAP purchasing electronics and mechanical design. We collaborate with experienced senior experts and deliver strategic value-creating expertise to some of Swedens most complex and analytically demanding projects. Our focus is always on high quality professionalism and clear measurable results.

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Professional Galaxy is looking for a Accessibility Engineer on behalf of our client.

Description:

Accessibility Engineer
Are you passionate about accessibility and building inclusive experiences Excellent! We are looking for an experienced Accessibility Engineer contractor to join our in-house accessibility team.
Solving for inclusion requires empathy with users building influential relationships proposing bold ideas and introducing new processes that integrate accessibility thinking into our product development. Your work will have a high impact as you partner with other engineers designers and user researchers to build the tools processes and frameworks needed to ensure Spotify experiences are accessible and inclusive for all our millions of users.

What Youll Do

• Work day-to-day with an agile team of engineers designers user researchers and product managers to build and maintain our central approach to accessibility

• Collaborate with other engineering teams on code reviews evolving our shared processes and tooling to support many teams working on Spotifys exciting range of products

• Propose and lead initiatives that help achieve our goal of scaling accessibility and ultimately making the Spotify experience more inclusive

• Educate inspire and influence fellow Spotifiers by sharing your knowledge and experience of accessibility through Spotify-specific guidelines and accessibility training based on findings from user research

• Drive the adoption of accessibility across the company by partnering and occasionally embedding with our product teams as they update existing and build exciting new features

• Find innovative approaches improve the developer experience and remove any friction teams may have when building accessible Spotify experiences.

Who You Are

• A fullstack engineer with experience making web or mobile apps tools or features accessible

• You have good knowledge and understanding of WCAG criteria and accessibility best practices

• You are aware of the needs and challenges people with disabilities face when using software

• You understand and are able to articulate the difference between web accessibility and mobile accessibility

• You are comfortable using assistive technologies such as screen readers and accessibility features across various platforms (incl. VoiceOver Talkback Browser extensions JAWS and NVDA)

• You have experience auditing and testing digital products for accessibility

• You enjoy mentoring and supporting peers and engineering teams fostering the best engineering and accessibility practices

• You are eager to learn new technologies (we will support you with training & mentoring)

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Work Model : On-site

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- Your updated CV

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